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Title: Stormy waters
Post by: USS Alexander on April 27, 2004, 04:18:13 pm: Still in very early developement though, i just started at surfacing it.

(http://home.planet.nl/~groe3108/Ocean.jpg)

I added a few displacement map's and a few reference objects so the suppatch is animated. it's using a low aa but it seems like if i use no aa at al it looks more realistic

I'm now surfacing it, wich is not my best skill as my teacher always says :p but hey practice makes miracles;)
Title: Stormy waters
Post by: Flipside on April 27, 2004, 04:25:41 pm: Nice feel to the water, bit I'd suggest you turn up the specularity slightly on that material, it looks a little 'dry' for water i my opinion :)
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Post by: jdjtcagle on April 27, 2004, 04:25:53 pm: Add things like an Galley being thrown around in it
I like tho :)
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Post by: Jetmech Jr. on April 27, 2004, 05:03:27 pm: looks good, except something needs to be done to make it look less like rocky landscape and more like the high seas
Title: Stormy waters
Post by: USS Alexander on April 27, 2004, 05:17:12 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Jetmech Jr.
looks good, except something needs to be done to make it look less like rocky landscape and more like the high seas

yeb i alterd the displacement map, there where to much irregular shapes, although the high seas are not only waves, especialy not when a good wind is blowing, lot's of foam and irregular waves are created by the wind.
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Post by: Corsair on April 27, 2004, 08:02:24 pm: Throw in the Volition pirate ship. :D
Title: Stormy waters
Post by: Jetmech Jr. on April 28, 2004, 04:38:47 am: Quote
Originally posted by USS Alexander

yeb i alterd the displacement map, there where to much irregular shapes, although the high seas are not only waves, especialy not when a good wind is blowing, lot's of foam and irregular waves are created by the wind.

Yes, i know, ive spent 1/4 of my life on an island. I know what the ocean looks like. It's just that it doesnt have the shimmering, liquid 'feel' of water. you have the look spot on, though.

And i second the notion for a pirate ship! :D
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Post by: Singh on April 28, 2004, 05:53:04 am: Red x
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Post by: SanKor on April 28, 2004, 12:39:05 pm: at the first glance, i thought it was icey terrain!
anyway, i think it looks pretty nice at this point(after looking a bit longer, it looks like the water in "Hostile Waters", and i would say it's a good thing, because in that game, water looked pretty realistic to me :)) you should make it more blue, and have the white foam around
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Post by: Setekh on April 29, 2004, 08:42:23 am: I like it. :) Needs to have more reflection, though. ;)
Title: Update.
Post by: USS Alexander on May 01, 2004, 03:14:51 pm: Well as i said before, surfacing is not my best aspect.

Here's a update of the ocean.
(http://home.planet.nl/~groe3108/Ocean02.jpg)

I added more detail like foam enz.

i'm still tweaking the main surface to let it look more water like, and more spec is needed.
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Post by: Jiggyhound on May 01, 2004, 03:37:02 pm: much better :D
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Post by: Jetmech Jr. on May 01, 2004, 05:20:52 pm: OOOH, its so pretty now! I really like what youve done!
Hmm, one suggestion: if the weather is stormy, it might, keyword MIGHT, be cool to have little splashes of rain on the surface.

or not, s' up to you. Either way i think its very good. :yes:
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Post by: Flipside on May 01, 2004, 05:37:36 pm: Very nice :) Possibly rather than rain itself, add a little distance fog to blur the line between the water and the sky? Not too much, as you are pretty close to the water, but just a touch?
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Post by: Jetmech Jr. on May 01, 2004, 06:02:43 pm: forget my idea, Flipsides sounds like it would work far better. :)
Title: Stormy waters
Post by: USS Alexander on May 02, 2004, 03:37:22 am: Well my idea is to put rain and hozes in the scene, after i'm done surfacing i'll add a enviroment with fog rain enz.